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"The phrase is a bit formal,and almost not be used in daily conversation"
I have a question in the part of "almost not be used".this part should be "almost not used"? "be" is needed?
could someone teach me about that grammatically?
"The phrase is a bit formal,and almost not be used in daily conversation"
I have a question in the part of "almost not be used".this part should be "almost not used"? "be" is needed?
could someone teach me about that grammatically?
I have a question in the part of "almost not be used".this part should be "almost not used"? "be" is needed?
could someone teach me about that grammatically?
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If the second part were on its own, you would need a form of “be”, in this case “is”: “It is almost never used.” However, since “is” is already present in the first part of the sentence, you don’t need to repeat it in the second part.
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You are CORRECT! Be is not needed and is not correct.
The phrase is a bit formal--almost not used."
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"almost not be used" is ungrammatical. Alternatives are: "almost never used", "barely used". "almost not used" would be grammatical, but not as natural.
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If the second part were on its own, you would need a form of “be”, in this case “is”: “It is almost never used.” However, since “is” is already present in the first part of the sentence, you don’t need to repeat it in the second part.
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